Kriegerdenkmal vor dem Sozialamt - Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member g300td
N 51° 30.460 E 007° 05.643
32U E 367730 N 5708004
This statue is a monument since 7/19/1993
Waymark Code: WMN44W
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 12/23/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 2

This World War I memorial honors the victims of Reserveregiment 56.
On 8/6/1914 this regiment was sent to the westfront.
At the first bloody combat mission the unit sustained heavy casualties.

Carved in stone you can read:
"Es sind gefallen
710 Offiziere
1739 Uffz. und Mannschaften"
Adresse/Adress:
Machensplatz
Gelsenkirchen, Germany


Baujahr/Year of construction: 1934

Denkmalnummer/monument number: 278

Bestätigung/confirmation:

Ja/Yes


Visit Instructions:
Ein selbstgemachtes Foto des Denkmals wird zum Loggen benötigt.
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